Winthrop Eagles @ Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Winthrop rallies late, holds off Coastal Carolina 75-68
CONWAY, S.C. -- Keon Moore scored 22 points and Andre Smith scored all of his eight points in the final six minutes as Winthrop battled past Coastal Carolina 75-68 on Wednesday night.
Smith sank a pair of 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions, each on an assist from Moore, as Winthrop fought into the lead for good. Smith's first 3 put the Eagles up 59-57. His next, coming after a Warren Gillis jumper put Coastal Carolina up a point, made the score 62-59 Winthrop and the Eagles didn't trail again.
The Eagles (11-9, 6-3 Big South) made 9 of 12 free throws to put it away in the final 1:01.
Coastal Carolina (15-6, 6-3) was led by 18 points from Shivaughn Wiggins. Gillis and Badou Diagne added 13 each.
Moore and Derrick Henry hit back-to-back 3-pointers just before halftime, lifting Winthrop to a 35-34 lead. The Eagles made 8 of 18 3-point attempts.
Game Information
Conway, SC
Referee:Steve Coleman
Referee:Ray Acosta
Referee:Olandis Poole
2025-26 Standings
| Big South ConferenceBig South Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
| Sun Belt ConferenceSun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
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